GSAT-10
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2012-051B |
| SATCAT no. | 38779 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (Planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | I-3K |
| Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
| Launch mass | 3,435 kilograms (7,573 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 September 2012 |
| Rocket | Ariane 5ECA |
| Launch site | Guiana Space Centre ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 12 Ku-band 12 C-band 6 Lower Extended C-band |
| Bandwidth | 36 megahertz |
GSAT-10 is an Indian communication satellite which was launched by Ariane-5ECA carrier rocket in September 2012. It has 12 KU Band, 12 C Band and 6 lower extended c band transponders, and included a navigation payload to augment GAGAN capacity.[1] Following its launch and on-orbit testing, it was placed in Geosynchronous orbit at 83.0° East, from where it will provide communication services in India.
Payload
- 12 high power KU-band transponders employing 140 W TWTA.
- 12 C Band Transponders employing 32 W TWTA.
- 6 extended C-Band Transponders each having a bandwidth of 36 MHz employing 32 W TWTA.
- GAGAN navigation payload operating in L1 and L5 bands.
Satellite
GSAT-10, with a design life of 15 years was operational by November 2012 and will augment telecommunication, Direct-To-Home and radio navigation services.At 3,400 kg at lift-off, it is the heaviest built by Bangalore-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation. It was ISRO's 101st space mission.Arianespace's heavy lifting Ariane-5 ECA rocket launched the satellite about 30 minutes after the blast off from the European launch pad in South America at 2.48 am, prior to which it injected European co-passenger ASTRA 2F into orbit. GSAT-10 carries 30 transponders (12 Ku-band, 12 C-band and six Extended C-Band), which will provide vital augmentation to INSAT/GSAT transponder capacity. The GAGAN payload will provide improved accuracy of GPS signals (of better than seven metres[2] which will be used by Airports Authority of India for civil aviation requirements. This is the second satellite in INSAT/GSAT constellation with GAGAN payload after GSAT-8, which was launched in May 2011.
Launch
GSAT-10 is the second satellite in INSAT/GSAT constellation with GAGAN payload after GSAT-8, launched in May 2011.The satellite was successfully launched on 29 September 2012 at 2:48 am (IST) on board Ariane-5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. [3]
Cost
The satellite and launch fee cost the agency Rs.750 crores. [4]
See also
References
- ^ "GSAT-10". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ "All set for launch of heaviest Indian satellite GSAT-10 tomorrow". Economic Times. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ^ "India's heavsets satellite GSAT-10 launched successfully". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "GSAT-10 to boost telecommunications". The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-09-30.